10 oz white chocolate chips (this is 1 bag of white chocolate chips from Trader Joe’s but if you have a 12 or 15 ounce bag, feel free to use it all)

Add-Ins: all are optional and to desired taste/quantity (add more or none of any)

1/3 c pretzels, crushed

1/3 c peanuts, crushed

1/2 c chocolate chips

Optional: Butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, other nuts, seeds, dried fruit such as dried cranberries or dried apricots, peppermint candy bits, toffee bits, etc. Use what you have on hand and prefer.

Directions:

Prepare an 8 x 8 or similar-sized baking pan by lining it with foil and lightly spraying with cooking spray. Or, use parchment paper. Set pan aside.

In a large bowl combine softened cream cheese and powdered sugar and stir until combine (I did this by hand but use a mixer if you prefer). Then, add the vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate chips, taking care not to burn them. (Microwave for no more than 20-30 seconds at a time, removing from heat, stirring vigorously; repeating as necessary. My chips were softened enough after the first 30 second burst and some vigorous stirring to melt fully)

Add the melted white chocolate mixture to the cream cheese/powdered sugar/vanilla mixture and stir to combine.

Add the remaining ingredients, all the ‘add-in’s’, folding them in until dispersed and combined.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and chill in the freezer for at least one hour before slicing and serving.

Slice into fairly small cubes (these are very rich). Store extras in the freezer. Use common sense but this will keep for weeks or month(s) in the freezer. It could be the Caribbean heat but even in the freezer, this does not freeze completely solid for me, even after a few days. I believe the cream cheese prevents it.

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This fudge is serious business.

As in, I am normally able to put away a pretty serious quantity of desserts that are deemed “too sweet “or “too rich” by many.

But this stuff definitely gives me a run for my money. It’s that rich.

It’s almost like eating frosting so if you don’t love frosting, I wouldn’t recommend this recipe.

But for those of you who love a little cake with your frosting, this stuff is right up your alley and I’d suspect will be a hit at the next holiday party, baby or bridal shower, or girls-night-in party you’re throwing.

…For that rainy day that you get hit with the craving for something sweet with just a wee bit of salty…

…And for that rainy you’re PMS’ing

…Or for that random rainy day when you just need a little pick me up. Just because.

Well, this is your rainy day right here.

Do you like fudge? Any favorite recipes?

There are so many ways to make fudge. With or without cream cheese, with or without sweetened condensed milk or sugar, on the stovetop or not, in the microwave or not, with or without a candy thermometer, boiling the mixture or not, and it goes on and on.

For as many things you can add or not add to fudge, it seems there’s a different recipe to try.

I am a fan of: easy, microwave-friendly, two bowls, minimal cleanup, with decadent results. <— Those are my goals for all desserts though, not just fudge.

If you’re a fudge fan and looking to gain 10 pounds over the holiday season and looking to do a little more holiday (un)baking, may I suggest:

Oh what a perfect combo of sweet/salty! I’m going to have to try this!

Also, I love the light in these pictures, it’s just beautiful.

Ironically I hated the light when I was working with it…white fudge, white backdrop, shooting in an unfamiliar way….but after I saw them on my computer and a little editing, I was like..okay, I guess it’s not awful but white food is just hard to shoot I’ve determined!

I love that you embrace white chocolate in your recipes :D So many forget to acknowledge the deliciousness of it!

That’s what I say…it needs to have more recognition!

Oh yes I love fudge! My mother in law used to make this awesome sucre a creme, a French Canadian delicacy. Since she passed away, none of us have successfully made it, but I am going to try this year. I think it will be nice to have something of hers. Plus it’s super duper sweet and I can’t argue with that :)

Very fun recipe, the name says it all literally! Did you bring that background board all the way to Aruba?! That’s dedication, love it! I’m a bite of fudge kind of gal, I can’t handle much or my jaw aches like crazy from the sweet lol! Hope the sun has popped out for you finally.

Yes I did bring it down. What can I say…dedication.

My new favorite peanut butter fudge: equal parts peanut flour and confectionary sugar with just enough unsweetened almond milk to roll into balls. Stick in fridge/freezer = done! So easy and so good! I really detest the taste of butter (even vegan butter) so this is perfect for me but might not be rich enough for some people.

I love no bake recipes! They usually make it from bowl to mouth much faster… And that’s a BIG plus in my book. Great recipe + beautiful shots, like always :)

thanks, Heather!

This is going on my list of stuff to bring with me for the holidays. Danke, Also, I shrunk your eggnog donut recipe and made it a microwave mug cake. I may or may not have topped it with a smallish scoop of eggnog ice cream and may or may not have added bourbon. I may or may not have eaten it so fast as to give myself a stomach ache.

I like fudge but only in very, very, very small amounts (like 1 small bite). It becomes too rich/sweet for me very quickly.

After converting everything into Aussie measurements, my son and I ran down the road tonight to grab the ingredients for it and made it, mine looks a bit like the dogs dinner, but yum! I didn’t add any mix-ins to it, and had a bit of trouble when it came to mixing the melted chocolate in (I have problems with my fingers and hands). One of the cats was going around after me licking the stuff I dropped on the floor :D.

P.s I came across your blog many moons ago over on vogue Aus forums, long time reader, first time poster ;)

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